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Peter M. Neumann has died
- fencepost 6y agoNote that this is "M" of Oxford, not "G" of Multics and the RISKS Digest.
- ximeng 6y agoGreat teacher, took Galois theory course with him. Very patient, explained clearly, answered questions from a group in a way that helped everyone to understand better. Made time for everyone. Sorry to hear this news.
- DominikPeters 6y agoOne of my favourite lecturers at Oxford. I remember him for his beautifully written lecture notes. Here are some examples: An Introduction to Pure Mathematics: https://www.dropbox.com/s/txa2yoqp68vkkln/PrelimIntro2012-Ver3.pdf?dl=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/txa2yoqp68vkkln/PrelimIntro2012-Ve... Linear Algebra 2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/18wqskjtcr0mbw7/Mods-Linear-Algebra-II.pdf?dl=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/18wqskjtcr0mbw7/Mods-Linear-Algebr... An Introduction to Fields: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zn0cnv762vu21op/Fields2013-Ver2.pdf?dl=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/zn0cnv762vu21op/Fields2013-Ver2.pd...
- pansa2 6y ago> One of my favourite lecturers at Oxford. Same here. I was part of a room full of brand-new undergraduates to whom Dr Neumann did an excellent job of explaining Real Analysis - something that few senior fellows would have been willing to do. A class act.
- lordnacho 6y agoHey this is gold. I've been meaning to learn stuff I would have learned if I'd done Maths instead of Engineering, and it's quite useful to have the early courses. Have you got more? Book names welcome too, I'm sure I can find them.
- jvvw 6y agoPeter was so incredibly supportive. He wasn't my DPhil supervisor (a DPhil is the Oxford equivalent of a PhD) but he urged me to start writing up and spent an hour with me each week during that period encouraging me to get my DPhil finished and submit. He would also listen to me practice my talks for the kinderseminar - all far beyond the call of duty. He was a bit like a kindly grandfather to all us algebraists and had a wonderful way of talking about and explaining group theory.
- einpoklum 6y agoDPhil = Doctor of Philosophy PhD = philosophiae doctor = "Doctor of Philosophy" in Latin it's not an equivalent, it's the exact same title :-)
- poizan42 6y agoDon't know about the UK,but here in Denmark they are quite different degrees (even if they have the same etymological origin). A PhD. here does not give you the title Doctor, while a doctorate does.
- 2038AD 6y agoA PhD does allow you to use the title in the UK. Ironically medical doctors are allowed to drop the title if they're qualified surgeons.
- jvvw 6y agoI always feel I have to qualify, because when you say you have a DPhil, people often don't know what you are talking about! Technically I have a DPhil not a PhD though even though they amount to the same thing.
- orange_tee 6y agoHis family is interesting. His father, his mother and 3 of his siblings were/are all mathematicians. Only one sibling isn't.
- erehweb 6y agoVery sad to hear this. I was fortunate enough to be in his college as an undergraduate and have him for tutorials. He was a great tutor and a great person.
- hollerith 6y agoNot to be confused with Peter G. Neumann, probably the most influential voice on computer security in the 1980s and early 1990s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISKS_Digest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISKS_Digest
- fakedang 6y agoLol, I literally fell victim to this.
- drallison 6y agoI don't know if Peter G. Neumann remains "the most influential voice on computer security" at this point in time (January 2021) but he is still an important in the field, still a mentor, still doing RISKS, and still a voice of reason.